Correct.

 

Funny thing, I used a similar method to get the heights of all the components right, went to get it corner balanced and it was almost exactly right. Guy said that if you were very careful and thoughtful in installing your suspension, corner balancing wasn't necessary.

 

Without me in it...

You have your spare in the trunk?

 

I made a mistake in post #39 when I said I added 15 lbs preload to the front right. I actually added it to the front LEFT.

 

No, but I have a relatively heavy dual exhaust that puts most of the weight behind the left rear tire, and also have 18x10 wheels.

 

Now this is a review thread, nice work.

 

As you can see, the left rear is a bit higher than the right rear, but that was intentional. When I'm in the car, that wheel supports much more of my weight than any other, so it will squat down the most.

I have an autocross tomorrow at a location that will allow me to really test these shocks out. It is a very large tarmac that was used many years ago as some sort of helicopter training facility. Over the decades, the surface has deteriorated, so there are lots of bumps, pot holes, patches, and gravel. Due to its size, the courses are always long and fast. I've hit 4th gear out there many times. Also, due to low registration for this event, we should get 8-10 runs!

 

great write up! superb quality products.

here's my AP2 in this months Modified Magazine...yeah and i know, it's an AP2, not AP1 as stated in the article.
Modified Mag June 2012 Ohlins article

 

A friend sent me that link. I was curious about whose car it was, since there were some glaring errors in the article. The thing that is most bothersome about it is that ALL of the references they make about the damper adjustments are completely wrong. The dampers should be adjusted some number of clicks from full stiff, not from full soft. Therefore, all of their references to damper settings are completely backwards from what they should be. I've had my front dampers set at 8 clicks (from full stiff) in the front, and 10 clicks in the rear. This has provided excellent handling AND ride quality.

BTW, I just had an awesome day at my first autocross with these coilovers! I will post more about it tomorrow, but the short story is that I got FTD (fastest time of the day) by 1.49 seconds! The last time I got FTD at an autocross was 2003!

 

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